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A fabulous, country manor in England to share today.
The home: “Faringdon House” is filled with history, antiques, and vintage charm.
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The front door to the house with a sign requesting that all hats be removed.
Faringdon House
Oxfordshire, England
A building that is curious in character: an arcaded villa in the Palladian style, with vistas of countryside viewed from french windows in a 16-metre drawing room.
Yet it remains intimate in its interior, with only five principal bedrooms.
There are flamboyant flashes of its former custodians everywhere – such as the Rousseau-like mural on the walls of a bathroom and a swimming pool with turreted changing rooms paved with pennies embedded in cement.
via:House and Garden
photography: Andrew Montgomery
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Front Entryway
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Sitting Room
Yellow traditional-style sitting room with plasterwork ceiling and doorways.
Floral carpets and sofas make for a brave pattern clash, maintaining the eccentric feel of the house.
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The fish-shape wicker bag was left on this drawing room chair by Sofka’s grandmother, the owner, when she left the house in 1944.
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The Drawing Room
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Staircase
Grand plasterwork is scaled down by a simple handrail and black painted steps.
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Deep green paint creates a refined scheme while seaside details and objets around the fireplace create interest.
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In this living space, an aztec pattern rug reflects red walls.
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Music Room
A pink pigeon light by Ed Carpenter
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The Dining Room
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Antique four poster bed with red bedding and matching rug.
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A bust of Lenin sits in an attic room.
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The Master Bedroom
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Wooden desk with antique mirror.
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Bedroom decorated in a cream and gold colour scheme with four-poster tented bed and regal patterned wallpaper.
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Decor Detail
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